Is CATEGORISATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATEGORISATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATEGORISATION mean?
- noun
a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- noun
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- noun
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + G (2) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CATEGORISATION
Single letters that turn CATEGORISATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CATEGORISATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ratiocinates14
- castigation14
- cogitations14
- cartooniest13
- creationist13
- ratiocinate13
- recitations13
- acierating13
- aragonitic13
- astricting13
- castigator13
- castrating13
- cogitation13
- cogitators13
- corotating13
- creosoting13
- greatcoats13
- iatrogenic13
- organicist13
- scattering13
- scootering13
- trisecting13
- ingratiates12
- negotiators12
- anticaries12
- antierotic12
- antiracist12
- atrocities12
- carnotites12
- cartoonist12
- castration12
- octonaries12
- recitation12
- tricotines12
- trisection12
- agonistic12
- ascogonia12
- caseating12
- castigate12
- caterings12
- cogitates12
- cogitator12
- corseting12
- cottagers12
- cringiest12
- egotistic12
- escorting12
- gastritic12
- greatcoat12
- orgiastic12
- recasting12
- recoating12
- sectoring12
- strategic12
- agitations11
- aragonites11
- ingratiate11
- instigator11
- negotiator11
- originates11
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